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Nomination Number One Survival Project, by diamondpearl876. Probably one of the most original stories I have ever read, Pokemon oriented or otherwise. The characters will enrage you, and warm your heart. Beautifully described and wonderfully written, this story has characters that verge on being perfect. The characters hold this story together in a web of flaws, dreams, and hope in a way that is hard to match.

Nomination Number TwoAnima Ex Machina, by JX Valentine. If you want a thrill ride full of character struggle, amazingly descriptive battles, and an intricate plot that sucks you in deeper with every chapter, then look no further. Not only is JX Valentine one of the most talented authors I've ever seen, but her fic has depth and emotion that can't be fully explained until you read it.

Best Pokemon One-Shot -

The Motionless Journey of Youngster Ian, by Psychic. Wonderfully written and incredibly original, Psychic takes a look at a mechanic in the games that I had never thought about. While parts of the story made me laugh, other parts made me sad, while a lot of it just weirded me out in a very pleasant way.

Best Non-Pokemon Chaptered Fic -

Best Non-Pokemon One-Shot -

Other Fic Awards

Best Plot - Brother's Bond, by Sid87. Characters who act on something solely out of love usually rub me the wrong way; but not here. The gorgeous story that Sid87 has created makes you believe in a bond that you can't touch or see. By far one of my favorite stories on the board, and I still get excited for every chapter.

Most Original Overall - Anima Ex Machina, by JX Valentine. Out of all the fic's I read, this by far takes the cake for originality. Aliens, mutation, violence, endless forests, etc. How could you go wrong?

Best Writing Style - JX Valentine, The Leaf Green Incident

Best Description - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Overthrown, by Knightfall

Best Setting - Revenant, by SilentMemento

Best Expansion of Canon -

Best Character Development - Sammy Stark, Brother's Bond, by Sid87

Best Characterization in a Short Story -

Best Romantic Relationship - Bill/Lanette, Anima Ex Machina, by JX Valentine. I hope I'm not the only one who thinks they actually have a relationship haha. It could be said that they don't, but when I think of Best Romantic Relationship, they are instantly where my mind goes. Sure, Bill may be somewhat transformed, and Lanette gets pretty violent with him quite often, but I believe there is a very obvious love beneath everything happening in this story that really inspires.

Best Non-Romantic Relationship/Interaction - Barry and Sammy, Brother's Bond, by Sid87. From the fights, to the bonding moments, to the sarcasm or the hilarious back and forth's, these two really crack me up

Best Original Species - The Ixodida, Anima Ex Machina, by JX Valentine. Seriously, like anyone else could even come close to topping these horribly awesome creatures.

Most Suspenseful Fic - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Overthrown, by Knightfall. From paragraph to paragraph while reading this fic, I usually inch closer and closer to the screen to the point that I start seeing spots. So yeah, pretty suspenseful.

Most Heartbreaking Fic - Survival Project, by diamondpearl876. Only fic this year that has actually made me sniffle

Pokemon Genre Awards

Best Trainer Fic - Brother's Bond, by Sid87. For all the reasons I listed before, and so many more. If you are reading this then you are hereby commanded to read this story

Best Horror Fic - Revenant, by SilentMemento. Space. Pokemon. Suicide. Murder. Dreams that you read about that give you ACTUAL nightmares. Blood. Kthnx

Best Comedy Fic - 404 Error, by Missingno. Master. Though I've never commented on his work, Missingno. Master writes a wonderful tale full of Glitch Pokemon and hilarious facepalm moments. I'm not really into Comedy, but this has me hooked.

Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fic - Revenant, by SilentMemento. Easily the best in this genre, SilentMemento will take you on a terrifying thrill ride into space and into a person that'll shake you down to your bones!

Best Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Fic - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Overthrown, by Knightfall. To be completely honest, I'm not too crazy about the PMD games, or even really the fics, but this one changed my mind on the entire concept. Thrilling characters, addictive battles, and casual heroics all combine to make this a very compelling story. Bought my first PMD game two weeks ago haha

Best Human Main Character - Sammy Stark, Brother's Bond, by Sid87. This was hard for me at first. I tried to think of the qualities that would be needed for someone to win this, but I couldn't figure out what they were. So I thought about out of all the fic's I read, who I would trust the most to show compassion, decency, love, and respect to anyone. That right there is Sammy Stark.

Best Non-Human Main Character - Senori, Survival Project, by diamondpearl876. This is a no-brainer for me, and anyone who hasn't checked out this character yet needs to get on it. Fantastically deep and overwhelmingly personal, Senori is a Pokemon that anyone can relate to and care about.

Best Human Supporting Character - Glover, As the World Turns Back Around, by Glover. From the love for his daughter that bleeds across the screen, to his plethora of amazing Pokemon and his can-do attitude, Glover is one of the biggest things that holds this story together.

Best Non-Human Supporting Character - Tiny, As the World Turns Back Around, by Glover. Completely hilarious and prone to all sorts of endearing moments.

Best Human Villain -

Best Non-Human Villain -

Best Minor Character -

Funniest Character - Orange, 404 Error, by Missingno. Master

Fic Moments Awards

Funniest Scene -

Most Frightening Scene -

Most Heartbreaking Scene -

Most Heartwarming Scene -

Best Action Scene -

Best Cliffhanger -

Most Memorable Quote - Brother's Bond, by Sid87

“I’m gonna terrorize all the ecos!”

Author Awards

Best Established Writer - Dragonfree. She has one of my favorite trainer stories, and has been writing it for a LONG time

Best New Writer -

Most Dedicated Writer - FlamingRuby...No matter how many chapters that he/she puts out that don't get reviewed, he/she keeps on going. I love it

Most Improved Writer - Doryuzu...Gotta agree with DP here. Though he/she still has a ways to go, I keep getting impressed by how hard she/he tries

Reviewer Awards

Most Helpful Reviewer - Sid87. Always points out grammar mistakes and oversights on my part. He always devotes a lot of time to my story when reviewing. That alone deserves a nomination from me, but after shooting through the board for so long and seeing that he does it for so many people, really means he deserves it

Most Dedicated Reviewer - diamondpearl876. Usually the first one to review every time I put out a chapter. Since she started reviewing my fic, she hasn't missed a single one. Love it

Last edited by Sidewinder; 13th February 2013 at 3:40 AM.

An Ancient Treasure, a Terrible Price. Take the Risk, Eat the World

(Final Chapter added 05-15-2014)

-Thanks to PopPrincess_Lyra for the banner above, and Sworn Metalhead for the banner below -

i never really do these things but i thought eh why not i have my favourites

Other Fic Awards

Most Original Overall - Crack'd, or How the Love of Seafood Saved Unova
Best Writing Style - Pokemon: Tyson's Journey!
Best Description - Jay's Journey through the Henzo Region
Best Expansion of Canon = Max's New Adventures

Pokemon Genre Awards
Best Trainer Fic - Jay's Journey through the Henzo Region
Best Comedy Fic - Crack'd, or How the Love of Seafood Saved Unova

Character Awards
Best Human Main Character - 'Max' - Max's New Adventures
Best Human Supporting Character - 'Murdock' - Jay's Journey through the Henzo Region
Best Non-Human Supporting Character - Hitmonchan - Pokemon: Tyson's Journey!
Funniest Character - 'Murdock' - Jay's Journey through the Henzo Region

Most Improved Writer
Deadly.Braviary. Okay, yes, another author I didn't talk about that much here, but I have to say this anyway. Last year, I didn't really give Deadly much of a second glance. This year? Suddenly deep, interesting plots and well-written prose. Probably helps that Deus X Machina is a really well-written fic.

....

....

... OMG.

Just... zomg.

JAX nominated me.

JAX.

...

*faints of happiness*

Side note: it's just too bad that DXM happened to die out. If you did enjoy it, you should check out my FF.Net profile. I've got two stories on there, one which is quite new and one which is almost finished. (Neither Pokemon related though).

EDIT:

Originally Posted by JX Valentine

Best Non-Pokémon Chaptered FicFirst nomination:Deus X Machina by Deadly.Braviary. It's a robot uprising described in short, very powerful bursts. For that reason, from the very start, it catches your attention and holds it like a vice.

Best Non-Human VillainFirst nomination:
The Machines, Deus X Machina by Deadly.Braviary. Oh God, all of them are chill-inducing. From the calm and calculating 4242 to S.H.A.W.'s chilling message to humanity, all of the Machines are positively terrifying as well as completely and beautifully alien.

Crack'd, by Cutlerine
The Cutlerine delivers yet another fantastic epic, this time adapting the storyline of Black and White. Peppered with quasi-demons, black humour, and cats, this story would win the 'Most Appropriate Title' award as well (if there was one).

Best Plot404 Error, by Missingno. Master
A witty story set in a version of Kanto populated almost entirely by glitch Pokemon. What happens when Red, an ordinary trainer from the 'real' Kanto falls into Tanko with his Charmander? Hilarity, that's what.

Most Original OverallCarry on, Blissey, by ChloboShoka
It's a medical drama, with nurse Blissey as the eponymous protagonist. It makes several nods to game and anime canon, and yet remains a wholly unexpected work. No genre can categorise this.

Best SettingCrack'd, by Cutlerine
It's Unova, but Unova as you've never seen it before! Regenschein's, the friendly neighbourhood Black City department store, brings Chaos upon us all right before the pagan festival of Eostre, and the world switches itself at midnight, when all that resembles the events of Pokemon Black, becomes the property of Pokemon White!

The ... Actually, IDEK what it's called ... the universe of PMD: Overthrown, by Knightfall. Yeah, that should be OK.
This is a fantastic, insane, surreal, horrifying, brilliant place. It is pure magic. The characters in it are either as crazy as the universe itself, or more crazy than that. And, I being the lover of insanity I am, nominate this universe for this award because ... Gah. You read the fic and tell me I shouldn't nominate it.

Best Expansion of CanonCrack'd, by Cutlerine
This is the fourth time I'm nominating this story. Go back and read all the descriptions. Now come back and tell me it doesn't deserve this as well.

Best Romantic Relationship
Violet and Orange, 404 Error, by Missingno. Master
It's fun to watch these childhood friends bicker, all the while thinking, "Yep... He likes her," so that you smugly grin and watch their friendship becomes a relationship reminiscent of Ron and Hermione.

Best Non-Romantic Relationship/InteractionSammy and Tommy, Brothers' Bond, by Sid87
How far would you go to save your brother? That is the entire plot of this story in a nutshell, and this fic shows a brilliant relationship between two fantastically real brothers. Bro in a coma? No problem, I'll just hop over to Sinnoh, catch a couple of legendaries, and come back and fix stuff.

Best Original Species
Smogons, The Epic of Epicness, by Missingno. Master

Originally Posted by Missingno. Master

"Smogons are Pokémon trainers," explained Miror B. "Or at least, they were. According to legend, when a Pokémon trainer allows his or her zealous desire to become the best get the better of them, over the years they undergo a sort of transformation, and become this less-than-human thing. When one challenges you to a battle, you cannot refuse, and if you lose, you become one of them. Moreover, they use these strange powers of theirs to impose ridiculous restrictions on the battles they wage, such as, no one side can have more than one Pokémon asleep at the same time, not counting Pokémon using Rest." ... "What's more, Smogons have no emotions, other than a desire to battle and win," continued Miror B. "They do not feel, so any attempts to appeal to any part of them that may still be human are futile. They have no emotional connection to their Pokémon whatsoever, and this emotionless state eventually spreads to the Pokémon."

"So they don't have souls," Cheeseball stated.

"Essentially, yes," Miror B. nodded.

That extract about sums it up.

Best Pokemon Mystery Dungeon FicPMD: Overthrown, by Knightfall
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon fics aren't a rare breed, but PMD with an insane Metagross? Plus, it also has Gear, one of my favourite characters, the eternal 'good cop' Magnezone. But, because this fic is twisted, bad stuff happens to everyone. For example, take Leo. He used to be human, now he's a Charmeleon. Then he's 'employed' by a freaky voice in his head. That's how grippingly surreal this fic is.

Best Trainer Fic404 Error, by Missingno. Master
A glitch-infested version of Kanto, with two constantly arguing childhood friends and a hapless trainer from the more familiar version of Kanto journeying through it. As they try to defeat gyms, they also contend with two villainous teams at war with each other, Debug and Error, which are fighting against and for the glitch Pokemon respectively.

The Legend's End, by Scaldaver
It's not just a trainer fic. It's so much more than that. The characters are real and flawed, and you want so much to believe that they'll survive their next battle, because, keeping with the 'dark-and-gritty' theme, there's also a legendary-killer out there, and it's the job of the protagonists to unite the other legends in battle against this killer. And they want the badges too!

Best Canon Character-CentricRoots, by Mrs. Lovett
An origin story which is a trainerfic as well, Roots gives us the story of Michael Rowan, rebellious teenager and expert strategist, and his adventures through Sinnoh. Complete with glitchy Pokedex prototypes and Team Galactic, this is simply a damn good story.

Best Non-Human Main CharacterThe child, Salvage, by Negrek
Yeah, it's called the child. It impersonates dead people. It punches Charizards and PokeDex machines. You don't know its name, its gender, its motivation to do what it does. But still, somehow, whether you believe it's 'good' or 'evil', you want to see more of it.

Best Human Supporting CharacterBarry West, Brothers' Bond, Sid87
Yeah, he's crazy. And he does stupid crap like throwing a sailor overboard into freezing, freezing water, and saying, "I'm gonna terrorize all the ecos." But he's a quirky, fun guy, and when he needs to be serious, the stuff he says is right from the heart, you can tell. But when he's not serious ... he's still a lot of fun.

Best Non-Human Villain
Teiresias, Crack'd, by Cutlerine
The first time you meet Teiresias, it's a blind, scarred, and extremely freaky Liepard. Spoiler:- Spoilered so as to not spoil the plot for anyone who hasn't read the story::

A while after, you realise Teiresias is not just a Liepard. It's some kind of demon, able to possess mortal bodies to anchor it to our world, while still being able to walk through a shadowy nether-realm.

And, seeing as Crack'd isn't finished yet, I think I can safely bet that this particular villain is going to get even freakier.

Okayyy, I'm just going to delete the last 10 posts for the simple reason that they are not asking about the nomination process in itself or not nominations (ie off topic). Please don't post here saying that you hope your fic will be nominated as it comes off as seeming like a plea or advertising for that to be done, and don't post here saying 'I don't think that ought to be nominated anyways' because that's not up to you but the people nominating (provided they follow the rules and aren't just doing it on request, etc), especially if it hasn't been nominated anyways.

A parody of the Pokemon Colosseum game, full of pastries and Miror B.
Completed. Four times winner of Best Comedy/Funniest Fic.

Zub made a gesture at his empty belt loop to indicate he had no Pokémon.

The man’s eyes narrowed, dangerously so. “I see. I win through forfeit,” he whispered. “Now I, as required by the League, have to mug you.”

“Wait wait wait wait!” exclaimed Death, reappearing in front of Zub, donning a pair of what appeared to be Pikachu ears.. “I’m a Pokémon! I’m Pikachu!” Realizing his mistake, he changed his brilliantly balck robe into an outfit resembling a Pikachu. “Pika pika,” he added helpfully.

The man’s eyes lit up once more. “A POGEYMAN! AND IT IS CUUU~UTE!” groping his belt for his Pokéball, he promptly threw it, releasing a Magikarp.

“Oo, this’ll be fun!” exclaimed Zub’s ‘Pikachu’. “Especially after he called me ‘cute’.”

The Magikarp’s eyes narrowed. Lightning and thunder struck from a distance. The fish Pokémon rose up into the sky, blue streams of light flowing over it. More lightning.

Death whistled. “Our special effects guy better not blow the budget on this fish.”

Magikarp, faster than a speeding Remoraid, sped to Death, unleashing its ultimate attack….

Magikarp flailed a little bit, then fell over on the ground, gasping for air. Death gave a confused glance over to Zub, then punted Magikarp away, instantly defeating it.

“HYOOOOOOOI!” screamed their opponent, doubling over as if he was hit in the groin with something heavy. “MY POGEYMAN!”

“Do we win?” asked Death in a nonchalant manner.

“NO!” screamed the man. “I HAVE FIVE MORE OF THESE THINGS!”

Death frowned. After a moment of thinking, he came up with a solution. “Would you like a hug from this ADOWABLE Pikachu?”
“Boy howdy!” shouted the man, and ran up to hug Death, where he dropped dead.

“There we go,” said Death , grabbing the man’s remaining Pokeballs. “Who’s up for grilled fish for dinner?”

From Zub: The adventure of stuff by Zibdas

Most Memorable Quote

“What do you want?”

“I have a mission for you Koga.”

Blaine went on to describe how he had invented a weapon in his hidden laboratory on Cinnabar Island. He described the nature of the weapon and it’s purpose, much to Koga’ shock and delight. Blaine then described the mission and how the weapon would be put to use. Koga was visibly excited with this news and this very much annoyed Blaine. He found Koga a disgusting specimen of a human being. A man who takes pleasure out of killing is a warped and twisted man thought Blaine, as Koga excitedly began preparing for the mission.

“How can you sleep at night?” Blaine asked.

“Ha, you’re disgusted by me, aren’t you?” Koga said, smiling.

“Yes. You’re a ninja. A man who kills people under the disguise of shadows and darkness. How is that honourable?”

“And yet, you’re a scientist. A man who kills people under the disguise of knowledge and discovery. You are no different to me.”

“What on earth do you mean?” Blaine suddenly yelled.

“The weapon I’m going to use in this mission. I may be the one using it but you are the one who created it. If you made the gun, you are no better than the man who pulls the trigger.”

I edited my nominations, so just a heads up.
Probably will be the last one too, so yeah.
And I fixed another category as well. I forget the heading for the category so it made it seem like it was for the previous category as well.

July 5
Guyana, South America
A new pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle.

July 10
We christened the newly discovered pokémon, [SE-005].

Feb. 6
[SE-005] gave birth. We named the newborn [SE-004].

Sept. 1
[SE-004] is far too powerful. We have failed to curb its vicious tendencies…

Sept. 2
Dr. [REDACTED] has disappeared. According to claims made by several members of our peers, [SE-004] is responsible. We do not yet have the data to explain this.

Sept. 9
Pieces of Dr. [REDACTED] has been found. We have made arrangements to cremate him. All efforts to contain [SE-004] have failed.

Sept. 12
Several members of our team claim to hear [SE-004] constantly, despite the fact that it is contained in [REDACTED]. It is difficult to sleep…

Sept. 20
Nurse [REDACTED] has died. She walked into [SE-004]'s containment cell and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Her body has been removed, and we [DATA EXPUNGED].

Oct. 1
Six others have died. We have attempted to prevent three others from succumbing to [SE-004], but that has provoked [SE-004] itself. The rest of us have barricaded ourselves as deeply in the laboratory as possible, but it will be no use. [SE-004] has sent [REDACTED] to find us. They have already cut our communication lines.

Oct. 5
Every night, we hear them. They're coming for us. [SE-004] talks to me too now. We have not slept for three days.

Oct. 7
The others are coming. They want to cut us open. They say Im [sic] the last one. [SE-004] shows me things when im [sic] awake now. We didn't know that (The entry ends here.)

Oct. 8
He hears us through the wires that's how he (The entry ends here.)

Oct. 9
The banging has gotten louder and [SE-004] is still here Always here

oct 10
im so sorry

oct 10
burn it all burn it all burn it all burn it all (This repeats for three pages. The third ends abruptly, implying that there may have been other pages at some point.)

oct [ILLEGIBLE]
[ILLEGIBLE]

8ct End
He has asked us to open the door and look into the light, and we have. There is no god there but [DATA EXPUNGED].

“What do you mean I never clarified my orders? I explicitly told you what and what not to do while on watch! I never told you to use Sleep Seeds of all things! Don’t you know how potent they are raw? I swear, I’ve met rocks more apt to follow orders then you!” Torrent yelled.

“I would very much like to meet those rocks, sir. Perhaps they can teach me a lesson in humility, sir,” Noah responded in as serious of a tone Leo thought impossible to reach. Torrent stood and stared at the Dewott for a moment, not knowing what exactly to make of the statement.

“Just shut up for now, Noah. I can’t talk to you anymore. The camp healer says it’s bad for my health to hold a direct conversation with you for more than two minutes at a time. So, just stay there and stay quiet while I deal with our guests,” he said, choosing to ignore the recruit until later. He turned to the other side of the room where Jay and Kelly were seated. Leo watched as his colossal stature towered over him.

Most Heartbreaking Scene: Spoiler:- Seeker evolves after giving up her dreams and Cyrus sees it as evidence that emotions don’t matter:

Seeker decided to leave the cave too and fly into the icy winds. As she'd come up slower than when she'd tried before, her body wasn't working as hard to keep up with the thin cold air. Maybe that was the secret, to get used to the thin air little by little. But then how long would it take to fully break through the sky?

Finding a rock jutting out of a wall, she landed there and listened around her. Not that far below her, Cyrus had already found a fight for Sneasel in a snover. Gyarados was complaining about the cold and ice, while Murkrow was suddenly hyper and energetic, fluttering around the group. However, Cyrus didn't feel anything for them, not even annoyance. They were like parts of his machines: not as important as the whole, just things to use. Did he feel the same for her?

No, definitely not. He had been pleased with her at least once, and he allowed concern to lead him to throw a battle rather than knock her out. Maybe she had just been a part of his designs once, but Seeker was pretty sure that she was more important to him than that now. He just didn't let those feelings and thoughts rise above his internal defenses.

The sky was full of moisture, in the form of snow and clouds. There were more clouds overhead, so it wasn't a time she'd usually try to fly into the sky. Then again, what if the presence of all that moisture helped her? She would have a full radar view of the air around her and could notice something unusual. Maybe she could succeed now.

Even as she thought of it, she had to wonder why. Why did she want to go through to the other side of the sky? It was just curiosity at first, to know what was there. And then it was because she had always failed and hoped that she might just make it this time. But then, what was the point of it? Whatever was on the other side of the sky... it didn't matter. And it didn't matter because Cyrus was on this side of the sky.

It was her dream, but it didn't really matter. Only what Cyrus wanted mattered. Even if he wanted to replace her, it didn't matter. It was okay.

There was a tinge of sadness when she thought of that, but that passed away into numbness quickly. It was a relief to think that she didn't need to worry about what her goals should be, because they'd end up passed over in favor of his goals anyhow. As long as she was near him, she was... happy wasn't quite the right term for it. Content. It wouldn't matter if there was silence or noise around her. When she heard him and knew his thoughts, she would know what to do. Even if her own heart was silent.

And that turned out to be the breakthrough she needed.

A few minutes later, Cyrus had the other two members of his team evolved. They had sounded pleased, but hopeful that he might let them go soon if he didn't feel anything for them. Seeker wasn't bothered by this. He still had some use for them, so she would tolerate their foolishness. Once they had been recalled, she flew over to meet with him.

“A little late for the effect I wanted in having a crobat,” he said, reaching over to rub her ear while she hovered by him. “But good. It proves the falseness of what was believed.” And he smiled.

Something about her seems familiar. Ask her if she is the advisor to the empress.

Although he had no idea where Adam was going with this, Bill knew he had nothing to lose if he followed. After all, either way, he knew that he would be fighting this ixodida and potentially the army she had amassed behind him. The question was when. Straightening his back as much as he could, he took a deep breath and spoke.

"Are you the advisor to the empress?"

Pandora lifted her head. "I am and always will be. My loyalty to Her Majesty is limitless, and it is my pleasure to serve her through my wisdom and abilities."

Long-winded as ever. I know this creature. Bill, you must tell her to deliver a message to her empress.

"What?" Bill whispered.

Just trust me.

"I really hope this doesn't end badly."

It will end favorably for us, no matter what happens.

Bill exhaled. A strange feeling of dread crept into him, but knowing how large of an army was behind him and how powerful the ixodida were, he once again realized it wouldn't exactly hurt him to follow Adam's lead. At least Adam seemed to have a good idea of how to navigate the situation.

"Then I have a message for Her Majesty," he said.

Holding her tail still, Pandora tilted her head. "Oh? Then send it, rogue. She will be entertained by what you have to say."

I do not doubt that, Adam responded. Bill, repeat after me. Ready?

He nodded slowly. "I am."

To the empress, I give you a warning.

Lifting his chin, Bill announced, "To the empress, I give you a warning."

For it is true that my partner was a member of the Gray Rebellion.

"For it is true that my partner was a member of the Gray Rebellion."

And against the Violet Throne…

"And against the Violet Throne…"

Presided over by the daughter of the dual suns…

"Presided over by the daughter of the dual suns…"

Just as we have on our home moon…

"Just as we have on our home moon…"

We do indeed declare war.

"We do indeed declare war." He paused for a beat to think about what he had just said. When it finally sank in, he snapped a glance to the side. "Wait, what?!"

Steven swiveled his head towards his companion. "Bill, what are you doing?!"

"I don't know!" Bill hissed in response.

Before he had a chance to explain himself, his enemy pulled her feet under her and stood atop the ice mountain. Her eyes darkened, but otherwise, her expression was just as blank as ever.

"Is that your answer to Her Majesty, little one?" she drawled. "If that is the case, then my response on behalf of the empire is this."

She lifted a hand, made a swirling pattern in the air, and extended a long claw directly at Bill and Steven.

"Stop them by any means necessary," she stated.

Dark shapes lifted off the trees as one giant flock. The sky was practically obscured by them as far as Bill and Steven could see. At that point, the champion kept his blue-gray eyes to the sky as he addressed the researcher.

"Well, Bill. Ready?"

"Not really."

Steven shook his head and drew four poké balls – two for each hand – out of his pockets. "Neither am I."

Bill glanced at his companion. "Looks like we don't have a choice. Shall we, then?"

"Let's."

As the flock dove at them, Bill and Steven sprang in opposite directions, directly into the fight.

(Yeah, I probably should have filled out more categories, but a lot nominations I was thinking about for the remaining ones have already been nominated by other people, so they’re technically on the ballot anyway./excuse)

Last edited by Ememew; 12th February 2013 at 7:12 AM.
Reason: making it easier to read where I had two nominations

Updated the rest of the stuff I could. My apologies for not filling out more of the categories, but I either couldn't figure out who to nominate, or didn't know who to nominate, or they had been nominated already.

An Ancient Treasure, a Terrible Price. Take the Risk, Eat the World

(Final Chapter added 05-15-2014)

-Thanks to PopPrincess_Lyra for the banner above, and Sworn Metalhead for the banner below -

Here goes....
Best Pokemon Chaptered Fic: Max New Adventures by Real Raymon
Best Plot: Carry On, Blissey by ChloboShoka
Most Original Overall: Carry On, Blissey by ChloboShoka
Best Writing Style: Pokemon: The Next Generation by OshaMjiuWott
Best setting: Pokemon The Next Generation by OshaMjiuWott
Best Trainer Fic: Max New Adventures by Real Raymon
Best Human Main Character: Max from Max New Adventures by Real Raymon
Best Non Human Main Character: Matron Blissey from Carry On, Blissey by ChloboShoka
Best Established Writer: bobandbill
Best New Writer: Chapter of Charizard
Most Dedicated Writer: Real Raymon

Good luck all!

The almighty Turtwig is my claim

3DS Friend Code: 2621-3316-5077 (Paddy)

If any one has a spare Lopunite could you PM me and we shall negotiate a trade!

Last minute nominations! Because I've actually been reading quite a few different excellent fics this past year, which means that for once I actually have stuff I can nominate. Most of the nominations I would have made have already been done by other people, though, so these are just me filling in the gaps of other things I think deserve to be in there.

Best Setting
Sinnoh, in Brothers' Bond by Sid87. The way the fic is written makes it feel like a real place that, Pokémon aside, could easily exist in the real world. I don't usually pay much attention to worldbuilding or lack thereof when I read stuff, but it's so well-done here that even I noticed how good it is.

Best Character Development
First off, how does this award work, exactly? I've seen nominations both for an entire fic, implying it's about how almost every character in the fic is well-developed, and then I've seen nominations for just a single character, which would mean the award is about just how well that one character is developed (which is something I'd think would be covered by the Best Character awards anyway). So, assuming the former is how the award is meant to work:

The Legend's End by Scaldaver. Another fic which does an excellent job of writing the Pokémon as fully participating, real characters, to say nothing of how well-rounded the human characters are. I particularly enjoyed the main character's struggle to come to terms with the terrifying but necessary mission he's been forced into pursuing.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Overthrown by Knightfall. Practically everyone in it has issues and/or is borderline insane, even the ones who only appear for a few scenes. It's one of the main reasons I found the fic so compelling to read.

Best Human Main Character
Bill, from Anima Ex Machina by JX Valentine. (Assuming he counts as human. His mind is still human even if his body isn't, and that's what I consider important - but if Jax thinks he should go down under Non-Human then I'm happy to change this.) So I finally started reading AEM this year, after many past years of seeing it nominated all over in the awards and getting the impression that I'd really enjoy it if only I got around to reading it. Well, I was right that I'd enjoy it - the main reason? Bill. He is adorable, constantly goes through hell, and only comes out all the more adorable for it. What's not to like?

Best Human Supporting Character
Shelton, from Requiem by Sidewinder. I've seen Dorian nominated for Best Main, and Dorian and Shelton's relationship nominated for Best Non-Romantic, so why not give Shelton herself a shot at Best Supporting Character? She may be part of a heartwarming sibling-like relationship with the main character, but she's also entirely her own person with her own motivations and opinions on things, making her work excellently as both a companion and a foil to Dorian.

Best Non-Human Supporting Character
Alakazam, from Requiem by Sidewinder. Oh, Alakazam. The conflict between his loyalty and love for his trainer and the knowledge that what said trainer is doing is horribly misguided and wrong makes Alakazam probably the most compelling Pokémon character in a fic full of really well-defined Pokémon characters.

Best Minor Character
Wire, from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Overthrown by Knightfall. This Metagross appears for all of one chapter, but in that short time I was really able to sympathise with him and the horrible situation he was trapped in. In fact, said chapter happened to be the first one I read and was plenty to convince me I should go back and read the whole fic from the beginning.

Also, something I'd like to bring up: as much as I'm overjoyed to see that Jax has read at least some of Foregone Conclusion... that fic's not actually eligible for this year's awards, as it was finished in 2011. (Besides, you know the Ixodida deserves to win Best Original Species yet again. Jax's incredibly well-thought-out alien parasite is even cooler than my prehistoric Grovyle evolution.)

.: Evolution is a battle .:. Something has to lose :.LOST EVOLUTIONChapter 33: Inside has been posted.

Foregone ConclusionSpinoff/prequel/backstory/thingy to Lost Evolution, written for NaNoWriMo 2010

Last edited by Dragonfree; 13th February 2013 at 11:34 PM.
Reason: Derp, didn't actually fill out the thread IDs I was going to.

Chapter 65: Three Dragons
The story of an ordinary boy on an impossible quest in a world that isn't as black and white as he always thought it was.(rough draft of the remaining chapters finished for NaNoWriMo; to be edited and posted)

Morphic(completed, plus silly extras)
A few scientists get drunk and start fiddling with gene splicing. Ten years later, they're taking care of eight half-Pokémon kids, each freakier than the next, while a religious fanatic plots to murder them all.

Also, something I'd like to bring up: as much as I'm overjoyed to see that Jax has read at least some of Foregone Conclusion... that fic's not actually eligible for this year's awards, as it was finished in 2011. (Besides, you know the Ixodida deserves to win Best Original Species yet again. Jax's incredibly well-thought-out alien parasite is even cooler than my prehistoric Grovyle evolution.)

derp

Welp, not sure how that happened, and unfortunately, I didn't take down alternate nominations for that category. Looks like that field will just have to be blank for me.

Sand quickly made its was around Larvitar, swirling beautifully, he then shot his arms forward and his eyes glowed red. The sand then multiplied as it covered the whole pitch and blew away Magbys smog.

"Very nice Amelia, I wasn't expecting that!" Jay said in a proud manner. "Magby! Stay focused and use smokescreen!"

Magby glared at Larvitar from across the field and spited a smokescreen that intertwined with the gust from the sandstorm, mixing the elements together as they blew across the field. Larvitar was confused, a small dose of smoke had drifted its way into Larvitars eyes.

"Now Magby! Flare your ember! Quickly!"

Magby shot out his flames once more, however it travelled along the wind just like his smokescreen before, now little bits of fire were in the atmosphere traveling along the field. Larvitar had perfect vision once again.

"Oh no. If this hits then that will be it." Jay mumbled under his breath, something then caught his eye on the field. Eevee was paying close attention to Jay, smirking to herself gleefully as this was surely the end for Magby.

"Quickly Larvitar, aim, fire!"

Larvitar hurled it's heavy boulder across the field, it rolled in the air destroying the wind as it flew, aiming straight for Magby.

I also think that my post is complete. I was excited to start voting already, but this useless extension...really, why should we fill every category?

While you may have been satisfied with your nominations, other people had actually expressed an intention to finish their ballots later. You don't have to nominate for every category, so long as you nominate four different fics/authors, but many people want to nominate in as many categories as they can and had not yet filled out their ballots to their satisfaction.

Moreover, the attitude of this post is not acceptable. If you're disappointed you can't start voting yet, that's fine, but taking on a hostile tone and calling the extension useless is just flamebaity. The people organizing these awards are making an effort to take all members' concerns into consideration; just because the extension doesn't benefit you and you wanted to get to the voting doesn't mean it's "useless".

Chapter 65: Three Dragons
The story of an ordinary boy on an impossible quest in a world that isn't as black and white as he always thought it was.(rough draft of the remaining chapters finished for NaNoWriMo; to be edited and posted)

Morphic(completed, plus silly extras)
A few scientists get drunk and start fiddling with gene splicing. Ten years later, they're taking care of eight half-Pokémon kids, each freakier than the next, while a religious fanatic plots to murder them all.